Phonograph record holder



March 23, 1943.

'M. w. RQSENFELD I PHO'NOGRAIIIH RECORD HOLDER Filed Aug. 19, 1942 1102 29125 Wfloa Patented Mar. 23, 1943 PHONOGRAPH RECORD HOLDER Morris W. Rosenfeld, Brookline, Mass, assignor to American Sales Company, Boston, Mass., a partnership composed of Morris W. Rosenfeld and Leroy L. Rosenfeld Application August 19, 1942, Serial No. 455,338

2 Claims.

This invention relates to phonograph record holders and more particularly to a novel rack for holding records in vertical position and to the method of producing the rack. It is well known that phonograph records should be stored vertically to prevent warping and I am aware that racks constructed of wire have heretofore been made and used for this purpose. The primary object of my invention is to produce a superior record holding rack wherein the primary element is constructed from a single piece of material.

My improved record holder is preferably constructed of wood, the said primary element preferably being a single piece of plywood board. The plywood piece is slotted transversely thereacross, preferably by means of a gang of saws, to produce a plurality of record-receiving slot pockets and, either before or following the slotting step, the board is bent substantially to U-shape in a direction wherein the slots extend transversely of the U-bend and remain of the same width throughout their length. The board is mounted in a frame supporting the board along the two opposite edges adjacent to the ends of the slots and in inverted U-position wherein the slots are adapted to receive and support records vertically. The frame embodies two struts for receiving and supporting the slotted board at the said edges and these struts are preferably grooved longitudinally and the board portions adjacent to said edges are inserted and supported in the grooves. This improved holder and the method of producing it comprises a further object of the invention.

These and other features of the invention will be best understood and appreciated from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, selected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a record holding rack embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view therethrough, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view illustrating one step in the manufacture of the primary element of the holder.

My improved record holder is preferably constructed of wood and comprises two spaced end supporting blocks l connected by two struts I! joined at their ends to the blocks I0. Supported on the struts is an inverted U-shaped board I4 slotted at It to provide a plurality of parallel and vertical record-receiving pockets.

The board I4 is preferably a single piece of plywood and the slots l6 are conveniently formed therein in one simple operation by a gang of saws I8 on an arbor 20. The slots are formed through the board to but short of the two opposite edges 22 whereby leaving a substantial portion of said edges integrally joining the record spacing strips 24 to the board at their ends. The board is then bent substantially to U-shape in a direction wherein the slots extend transversely of the U-bend and remain of the same width throughout their length. The board is then mounted in a frame as illustrated in the drawing.

The board is of special construction permitting it to be bent' and set to the arch shape illustrated in Fig. 2, the board being heated preparatory to bending and the bending and setting operations being performed on special machinery and by well known methods.

The board I4 is supported along its unslotted edge portions 22 on the struts l2 and in the preferred construction the edge portions 22 are inserted in grooves 26 formed longitudinally in and along the struts l2, the grooves extending only partially through the struts. The slots l6 can be formed either before or after the bending of the board to U-shape and in the final product the slots extend to the struts. The several parts are glued tightly together and reinforcing blocks are preferably provided at 28 and glued to the end blocks I0 and the board l4. The blocks ID are recessed at 30 to provide handles for lifting the holder.

It will now be apparent that I have produced a record holding rack of superior construction and strength. The one-piece construction of the primary element I4 not only affords substantial supporting strength for the strips 24 but furthermore provides for a very simple and economical method of forming this element. The seating of the edge portions 22 tightly within the grooves 26 also serves to provide a particularly rigid and solid construction as will be understood. The records are supported in vertical position by and between the strips 24 with their edges resting on the struts.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A record holder comprising two relatively spaced end supports, two relatively spaced struts extending between and connected at their ends to the end supports, and a board between the end supports supported on the struts along two opposite edges thereof and extending upwardly in inverted U-shape therefrom, the said upward- 1y extending portion of the board having a plurality of slots transversely therethrough for receiving and holding records, said slots extending through the board short of said two edges thereof which unslotted edge portions are in engagement withlandlsupport the board on the struts.

2. A record holder comprising two relatively spaced end supports, two relatively spaced struts extending between and connected at their ends to the end supports, each strut having a groove therein and. extending longitudinally thereof, and a board between the end supports supported along two opposite edges in the grooves and extending upwardly in inverted U-shape therefrom, the said upwardly extending portion of the board having a plurality of slots extending transversely therethrough to the struts but short of the said opposite edges of the board, the holder being adapted to receive and support records in 10 the slots.

MORRIS W. ROSENFELD. 

